Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie
Act I......Scene 1:One morning in Verona, two young servants of Capulet, Sampson and Gregory are joking around with each other with puns and friendly teasing. Suddenly they are confronted by Abraham and Balthasar, two servants of Montague. The mild joking and humor soon turn bitter, aggressive, and dangerous between the foes. It is not long before a fight inevitably breaks out. Benvolio, the nephew of Montague comes in and tries breaks it up, but ends up fighting with the hot-tempered Tybalt, and a riot erupts. The prince of Verona, Escalus, joined by the Capulets and Montagues, enters and stops the havoc. He warns everybody if another fight should break out because of this ancient blood ...
Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers
|
hand. Although Capulet respects Paris, he is still unsure, and ultimately, no agreement is reached. Paris is invited to a ball, which Romeo and Benvolio find out about from Capulet's illiterate servant who asks Romeo to read the ball invitation for him. Benvolio convinces Romeo to go to this ball with the intent to show his friend that there are many girls better than Rosaline, and thus lift him out of his depression.(SPACE)Scene 3:At the Capulet house that evening, the Nurse and Lady Capulet speak to Juliet about her marriage and her duties and responsibilities as a wife and mother. Lady Capulet persists that Paris would make an excellent husband, but Juliet does not seem to like the fact that her mother is so forcefully persuasive on the topic. The conversation ends when a servant arrives and announces that the ball is about to begin.(SPACE)Scene 4:Romeo and his friends head to the Capulet's ball in a masked procession full of people in costumes and musicians carrying torches. ...
Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.
Already a member? Login
|
and he hides within a wall of Capulet’s orchard while Benvolio and Mercutio look for him. Mercutio mocks Romeo, scoffs at his ideals for romantic love, and indicates that he believes only in the physical kind of love. Finally, Benvolio and Mercutio give up their search for Romeo and decide to go home.(SPACE) Scene 2:Romeo, madly in love, decides to go see Juliet. He hides in the garden outside of the Capulet mansion, and he sees Juliet talking on a balcony. He overhears her declaration of her love for him, and he is at first unsure if he should show himself or listen some more. At last, he decides to show himself, and the two lovers, overjoyed to see each other, discuss their ...
Succeed in your coursework without stepping into a library.
Get access to a growing library of notes, book reports,
and research papers in 2 minutes or less.
|
CITE THIS PAGE:
Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie. (2005, March 2). Retrieved November 30, 2024, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Romeo-And-Juliet-Plot-Summarie/23046
"Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 2 Mar. 2005. Web. 30 Nov. 2024. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Romeo-And-Juliet-Plot-Summarie/23046>
"Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie." Essayworld.com. March 2, 2005. Accessed November 30, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Romeo-And-Juliet-Plot-Summarie/23046.
"Romeo And Juliet Plot Summarie." Essayworld.com. March 2, 2005. Accessed November 30, 2024. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Romeo-And-Juliet-Plot-Summarie/23046.
|
Save
Report